The game didn’t seem like it would end up that way early on. Thanks to home runs from Chandler Taylor and Connor Short, Alabama (13-18, 2-9) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the fourth. The Rebels committed four errors and the Crimson Tide had plenty of success against Ole Miss starter David Parkinson, who exited the game after 5⅓ innings.

“David struggled,” coach Mike Bianco said. “He struggled today with his command of both breaking balls, his changeup, and the fastball, which you can always count on. Today at times, with certain hitters it was there. Certain hitters he just had trouble getting it into the strike zone. But he hung in there.”

Parkinson received a boost from his teammates though. Ole Miss scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at 4-4. Nick Fortes, who hit a home run on Friday night and went 3-for-4 on Saturday, singled a run home, then Cole Zabowski and Grae Kessinger each drove in runs with sacrifice flies.